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Confidence comes from tackling new challenges. Decorah artist Hannah Tulgren has found this to be true, even if moving in new directions sometimes sparks moments of self-doubt.

In the Spring 2025 Inspire(d) editor's letter, Aryn Henning Nichols talks about finding courage in challenging times.

When we switched printers in 2023, we decided to start featuring local photographers’ work in the Center Spread spot in each Inspire(d) Magazine. We wanted…

Inspire(d) Editor-in-Chief Aryn Henning Nichols spends a little time looking back on 2024, and looking forward to 2025.

Wrestler Naomi Simon has made her way from Decorah mats to World Championships with a ton of hard work and perseverance.

When the world feels full of darkness, it’s easy to want to run away from it all. But the magic of life lives in the connections you make.

Probituary: A Notice of Life! Martha Deines has been a pastor’s wife, a mother of six, and the best grandmother and great-grandmother!

True to its name, a woodpecker’s life is about pecking. All share anatomical features that make them uniquely “woodpecker.”

The Amara Rose Foundation was the result of a family turning tragedy into a mission to honor lives lost to addiction and fentanyl poisoning.

Little hearts, crocheted with love through Kathleen Jensen's The Little Heart Project, are spreading messages of hope and light to all.

Finding connection can release happiness hormones (like oxytocin or serotonin) and can also boost our resilience against stress and trauma.

Cardboard Robot in Downtown Decorah is “your friendly neighborhood making-stuff store.” It’s a place filled with creativity and inspiration.